Economic climate is reviewed in relation to past, present, and probable future conditions. GE is the world's largest diversified company and operates globally. Thus, economic climate must be considered in both global and domestic contexts.

The global economy has experienced severe turbulence over the past five years. The aftereffects of the Asian economic meltdown, which included the plunging into recession of the world's second largest single economy-Japan, continued to be felt near the end of the first calendar quarter of 2000 (Roach, 2000). The economic problems that confronted Southeast Asian economies beginning in the summer of 1997 were especially serious (Son, 1999). From the early 1970s until the beginning of the economic crisis in Southeast Asia, however, the economies of that region were envied for their spectacular records of economic growth (International Monetary Fund, 1998). While the economic management and focus in each of the economies o

GE participates in several industries; therefore, each of the industries in which the company participates-wherein the activity of the company in that industry represents a substantial proportion of total company output-must be considered.

Common-Size Income Statement Analysis: GE 1997-1999

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